A pal of Mike’s added: “He's really happy and they've kept it a secret because he's determined not to mess it up and he really wants it to work out.”

The revelation comes after new! told how the former TOWIE star had uploaded cryptic videos to her social media accounts on February 14th.

In the first teasing video, she is seen winking the camera while enjoying a cocktail in a secret location. Later, she uploaded more footage to Snapchat, where she was seen enjoying shots with a mystery man.

Arriving back at her hotel room at 12.50am, she then shared a photo of a double bed covered in red rose petals in the shape of a love heart.

Meanwhile, Pete appeared to do his best to avoid Valentine’s Day, filling his Twitter feed with posters about missing French Bull dogs.